In the early morning of the first day of the first lunar month, Beijing time, the Qatar Open, the WTA1000 event, officially kicked off, and Zheng Qinwen, who had just won the runner-up in the Australian Open, went out again as the No. 5 seed.
In the main draw table, Zheng Qinwen, who made his first attack after the Australian Open, had a bye in the first round, and may meet Linette in the second round, and if he successfully advances, he may meet his old opponent Samsonova in the third round. If they win, they will likely face 2022 Wimbledon champion and 2023 Australian Open runner-up and current world No. 5 Rybakina of Kazakhstan in the quarterfinals.
In the first round of the women's singles match of the WTA1000 China Open in October last year, Zheng Qinwen was swept by the world No. 5 Rybakina 1-6, 2-6, and suffered a "first-round tour" and swallowed the pain of two consecutive defeats with his opponent. The whole match took only 1 hour, Zheng Qinwen didn't even get a break point, and in the whole game, Zheng Qinwen's rhythm was completely suppressed by his opponent, and he couldn't show his characteristics at all.
At present, Rybakina's physical condition and competitive level are maintained at a very high level, her serve and baseline play are very stable, her hitting power and net skills are excellent, and at the same time, Rybakina is more calm and steady in handling key points, all of which are key factors in her ability to win at a high level. In comparison, Zheng Qinwen is inferior in terms of both competition level and on-the-spot experience. If Zheng Qinwen wants to pass the test, unless he plays abnormally, perhaps, he has to count on the opponent's poor condition and abnormal performance.
Earlier, Wang Xiyu had been eliminated from the tournament, Zheng Saisai also lost in the Chinese derby, both stopped, Yuan Yue and Bai Zhuoxuan entered the final round of the qualifying round, Wang Xinyu directly entered the main round against the No. 10 seed Maya in the first round, Zhu Lin will face Grachova in the first round, and if she wins, she will face Rybakina in the second round! The signing of Chinese Jinhua in this tournament is really bad!
Attached: WTA1000 Doha Icon Tournament Prize Money
Champion, 1000 points, $523485 USD
Runner-up, 650 points, $308,320
Final four, 390 points, $158944 dollars
Quarterfinals, 215 points, $72,965
Round 3, 120 points, $36,454
Round 2, 65 points, $20,650
Round 1, 10 points, $14,800